| Played in Cleveland, OH, weather: 57 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Austin Houston kicked off 74 yards from the CLE35. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 15:00) Joel May ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton. Key block delivered by Ryan McKeehan. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-HOU27 (1Q: 14:16) Joel May ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Eric Haupt, assisted by OLB Chester Pray. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE S Kennedy Ponzo to the HOU32. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 14:10) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, with the second receiver in the slot, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU32 (1Q: 13:48) Mercury Sander ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Karl Baxter, assisted by DE Casey Coles. Key block delivered by Shane Parsons. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (1Q: 13:15) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Nathaniel Badalaty for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vest. Badalaty gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-9-HOU09 (1Q: 12:50) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB D.J. Zawilinski for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Erik Macey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-4-HOU04 (1Q: 12:08) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB D.J. Zawilinski for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 6, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 12:08) Extra point by Austin Houston was good. Cleveland 7, Houston 0 |
| (1Q: 11:58) Austin Houston kicked off 66 yards from the CLE35. Trent McCormick returned the ball 29 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Norbert Peachey. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 11:30) Joel May ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dusty Chesnut, assisted by CB Moe Castagnola. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU29 (1Q: 11:04) Joel May ran a trap outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Korey Galloway. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Kenney is blitzing. 3-13-HOU25 (1Q: 10:20) Lester Norris scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Korey Galloway and assisted by S Reggie Lofton. |
| 4-1-HOU37 (1Q: 09:50) Winston Walters punted 61 yards. The ball was downed at the CLE02. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Plunkett and Fitzgerald are blitzing. 1-10-CLE02 (1Q: 09:39) Byron Rivera pass was thrown quickly to avoid the safety, intended for WR Nathaniel Badalaty. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Tessen is blitzing. 2-10-CLE02 (1Q: 09:34) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Daniel Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-11-CLE01 (1Q: 09:06) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz. |
| 4-9-CLE03 (1Q: 08:40) Grayson Mathews punted 39 yards. Jim Barrett called for a fair catch at the CLE42. |
| Houston: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CLE42 (1Q: 08:33) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Joel May. DE Dusty Chesnut hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE42 (1Q: 08:28) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Norton. DE Dusty Chesnut hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-CLE42 (1Q: 08:18) Lester Norris pass completed to RB Kendall Bennett for 6 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton. |
| 4-4-CLE36 (1Q: 07:50) Jumbo Elmore attempted a 53 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 7, Houston 3 |
| (1Q: 07:42) Jumbo Elmore kicked off 60 yards from the HOU35. Fred Long returned the ball 16 yards to the CLE21. Tackled by Kendall Bennett. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE21 (1Q: 07:14) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB D.J. Zawilinski for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Amari Avalos. Zawilinski gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-CLE25 (1Q: 06:34) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Nathaniel Badalaty for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-CLE25 (1Q: 06:06) Byron Rivera scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vest. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE35 (1Q: 05:20) D.J. Zawilinski ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Zawilinski slipped a little on the wet field. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-13-CLE32 (1Q: 04:42) Byron Rivera pass was dropped by WR Nathaniel Badalaty. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE37 (1Q: 04:37) D.J. Zawilinski ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Louie Parrish. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-9-CLE38 (1Q: 03:57) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Clyde Tessen. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Plunkett and Macey are blitzing. 3-6-CLE41 (1Q: 03:20) Byron Rivera pass was dropped by RB Burt Pagan. |
| 4-6-CLE41 (1Q: 03:16) Grayson Mathews punted 37 yards. Ray Wilkerson returned the kick 5 yards to the HOU27. Tackled by Ronnie Breeden. |
| Houston: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the run. Daniels is blitzing. 1-10-HOU27 (1Q: 03:08) Lester Norris pass completed to TE Trevor Hemstreet for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski, assisted by S Reggie Lofton. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-11-HOU26 (1Q: 02:46) Lester Norris pass completed to TE Albert Ellingson for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Daniels. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-8-HOU29 (1Q: 02:18) Kendall Bennett ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Roderick Daniels. CB Garrett Guzowski knocked down Dan Theophilakos to break up the play. |
| 4-7-HOU30 (1Q: 01:51) Winston Walters punted 41 yards. Brent Shepherd returned the kick 3 yards to the CLE32. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE19 (1Q: 01:40) D.J. Zawilinski ran a trap outside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vest, assisted by DE Casey Coles. Key block delivered by Albert Pelissier. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE30 (1Q: 01:17) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz, assisted by DT Damian Gardner. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Diaz is blitzing. 2-7-CLE33 (1Q: 00:47) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB D.J. Zawilinski for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Shields, assisted by CB Amari Avalos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 3-2-CLE38 (1Q: 00:07) Byron Rivera pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nathaniel Badalaty. OLB Norm Donovan defended the pass. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-2-CLE38 (2Q: 15:00) Grayson Mathews punted 56 yards. The ball was downed at the HOU06. |
| Houston: Weak formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU06 (2Q: 14:53) Joel May ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton, assisted by ILB Korey Galloway. ILB Korey Galloway knocked down Spencer Turner to break up the play. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-HOU07 (2Q: 14:25) Joel May ran around the left tackle for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Korey Galloway. Key block delivered by Ryan McKeehan. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU23 (2Q: 13:44) Lester Norris pass completed to WR R.J. Killens for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 12:59) Lester Norris pass completed to RB Joel May for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Daniels. May gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Daniels and Guzowski are blitzing. 1-10-CLE27 (2Q: 12:24) Lester Norris scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Cayden Hastings and assisted by S Kennedy Ponzo. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-CLE22 (2Q: 11:41) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Trevor Hemstreet. DE Rusty Johansson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-CLE22 (2Q: 11:35) Kendall Bennett ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Daniels, assisted by S Reggie Lofton. |
| 4-2-CLE19 (2Q: 11:13) Jumbo Elmore attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 7, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 11:05) Jumbo Elmore kicked off 63 yards from the HOU35. Fred Long returned the ball 21 yards to the CLE23. Tackled by Kendall Bennett. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE23 (2Q: 10:44) Byron Rivera pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nathaniel Badalaty. DE Casey Coles hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Fitzgerald is blitzing. 2-10-CLE23 (2Q: 10:32) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Nathaniel Badalaty for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Shields. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-3-CLE30 (2Q: 10:02) D.J. Zawilinski ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Joey Corrente. Key block delivered by Rod Burgess. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE36 (2Q: 09:28) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Louie Parrish, assisted by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Key block delivered by Ronnie Breeden. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-5-CLE41 (2Q: 08:44) Byron Rivera pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ronnie Breeden. DT Karl Baxter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-5-CLE41 (2Q: 08:40) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Joey Bahn for 6 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE47 (2Q: 08:00) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Leland Sherman, assisted by ILB Perry Fitzgerald. Houston's Leland Sherman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor leg injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 2-8-CLE49 (2Q: 07:24) D.J. Zawilinski ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Key block delivered by Rod Burgess. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU39 (2Q: 06:45) Mercury Sander ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Burt Elway. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 2-7-HOU36 (2Q: 06:22) Mercury Sander ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Perry Fitzgerald. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-HOU34 (2Q: 05:51) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB Mercury Sander for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Amari Avalos. Sander gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-1-HOU30 (2Q: 05:06) D.J. Zawilinski ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Oliver McKenzie, assisted by DE Casey Coles. Key block delivered by Shane Parsons. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU29 (2Q: 04:28) D.J. Zawilinski ran around the left tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Key block delivered by Albert Pelissier. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU10 (2Q: 03:46) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB D.J. Zawilinski for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 13, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 03:46) Extra point by Austin Houston was good. Cleveland 14, Houston 6 |
| (2Q: 03:39) Austin Houston kicked off 73 yards from the CLE35. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 03:39) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Amos Hill. DE Dusty Chesnut drove right through Amari Swift to hurry the quarterback. |
| Houston: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Daniels is blitzing. 2-10-HOU20 (2Q: 03:29) Lester Norris pass completed to RB Kendall Bennett for 4 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-6-HOU24 (2Q: 03:01) Lester Norris pass completed to TE Trevor Hemstreet for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 02:29) Lester Norris pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Kendall Bennett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU32 (2Q: 02:25) Lester Norris pass completed to WR Amos Hill for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy Ponzo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| Houston: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-20-HOU22 (2Q: 02:17) Joel May ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dusty Chesnut, assisted by CB Moe Castagnola. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Daniels is blitzing. 3-15-HOU27 (2Q: 02:00) Kendall Bennett ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Dan Kenney, assisted by S Reggie Lofton. Key block delivered by Bernie Kane. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU42 (2Q: 02:00) Lester Norris pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR R.J. Killens. DT Caden Wickham blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU42 (2Q: 01:49) Lester Norris pass completed to WR R.J. Killens for 30 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Castagnola. Killens gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE28 (2Q: 01:21) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for WR R.J. Killens. OLB Roderick Daniels defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Daniels is blitzing. 2-10-CLE28 (2Q: 01:11) Lester Norris pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR R.J. Killens. DE Dusty Chesnut blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-10-CLE28 (2Q: 01:05) Lester Norris pass completed to WR Amos Hill for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Dan Kenney. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-5-CLE05 (2Q: 00:37) Lester Norris scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Daniels. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CLE Dusty Chesnut on the CLE05. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-CLE05 (2Q: 00:25) Byron Rivera pass completed to TE Ronnie Breeden for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-11-CLE04 (2Q: 00:19) Mercury Sander ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Leland Sherman. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jumbo Elmore kicked off 56 yards from the HOU35. Fred Long returned the ball 20 yards to the CLE29. Tackled by Jim Barrett. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE29 (3Q: 14:38) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Daniel Lynch, assisted by S Marshall Diaz. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. Vest is blitzing. 2-6-CLE33 (3Q: 14:13) Mercury Sander ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz, assisted by DT Damian Gardner. Key block delivered by Rod Burgess. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with three wideouts, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE40 (3Q: 13:34) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Key block delivered by Shane Parsons. Parsons flattened Damian Gardner to ensure the play's success. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-CLE46 (3Q: 12:55) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB Mercury Sander for 5 yards. Tackled by S Erik Macey, assisted by CB Troy Vest. |
| Cleveland: I formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU49 (3Q: 12:30) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Damian Gardner. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-6-HOU45 (3Q: 12:04) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Daniel Lynch, assisted by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-3-HOU42 (3Q: 11:43) D.J. Zawilinski ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Key block delivered by Darryl Weaver. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 11:17) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Nathaniel Badalaty for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Badalaty gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU24 (3Q: 10:38) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB D.J. Zawilinski for 0 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 2-10-HOU24 (3Q: 09:54) Mercury Sander ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| Cleveland: I formation, with the second wideout in the slot, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Plunkett and Macey are blitzing. 3-3-HOU17 (3Q: 09:19) Mercury Sander ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Perry Fitzgerald, assisted by CB Amari Avalos. |
| 4-4-HOU18 (3Q: 08:56) Austin Houston attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 17, Houston 6 |
| (3Q: 08:48) Austin Houston kicked off 68 yards from the CLE35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 08:48) Lester Norris pass completed to WR R.J. Killens for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Caden Dumas. Killens gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-2-HOU28 (3Q: 08:07) Joel May ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Lowe. Key block delivered by Amari Swift. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU35 (3Q: 07:26) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for WR R.J. Killens. OLB Roderick Daniels defended the pass. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-HOU35 (3Q: 07:21) Joel May ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Castagnola, assisted by DT Caden Wickham. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Daniels is blitzing. 3-5-HOU40 (3Q: 06:50) Lester Norris pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Amos Hill. |
| 4-5-HOU40 (3Q: 06:44) Winston Walters punted 55 yards. Brent Shepherd returned the kick 5 yards to the CLE10. Tackled by Kendall Bennett. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and strong-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE10 (3Q: 06:35) D.J. Zawilinski ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Damian Gardner, assisted by CB Troy Vest. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-11-CLE09 (3Q: 05:56) Mercury Sander ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jim Barrett, assisted by S Erik Macey. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Plunkett and Diaz are blitzing. 3-9-CLE11 (3Q: 05:29) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz. |
| 4-8-CLE12 (3Q: 05:03) Grayson Mathews punted 47 yards. Jim Barrett returned the kick 11 yards to the CLE48. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU33 (3Q: 04:56) Lester Norris scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Korey Galloway. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU43 (3Q: 04:16) Lester Norris scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Korey Galloway and assisted by CB Moe Castagnola. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-3-CLE50 (3Q: 03:50) Joel May ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Daniels, assisted by DE Rusty Johansson. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Castagnola is blitzing. 3-4-HOU49 (3Q: 03:25) Lester Norris pass completed to WR R.J. Killens for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski. |
| Houston: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE44 (3Q: 02:46) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Amos Hill. ILB Korey Galloway defended the pass. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-5-CLE39 (3Q: 02:36) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Norton. OLB Roderick Daniels knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-5-CLE39 (3Q: 02:31) Joel May ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski, assisted by S Reggie Lofton. Key block delivered by Spencer Turner. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE33 (3Q: 01:51) Lester Norris pass completed to WR R.J. Killens for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Castagnola. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-5-CLE28 (3Q: 01:28) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Joel May. CB Dan Kenney defended the pass. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, expecting the pass. 3-5-CLE28 (3Q: 01:24) Lester Norris pass completed to RB Joel May for 2 yards. Tackled by S Tyrone Edinger. |
| 4-3-CLE26 (3Q: 00:41) Jumbo Elmore attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 17, Houston 9 |
| (3Q: 00:35) Jumbo Elmore kicked off 74 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CLE20 (3Q: 00:35) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Erik Macey. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| Cleveland: Strong formation with two tight ends, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. Sherman and Diaz are blitzing. 1-5-CLE25 (3Q: 00:29) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Diaz is blitzing. 2-6-CLE24 (4Q: 15:00) Mercury Sander ran around left end for 58 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Diaz. Key block delivered by Darryl Weaver. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU18 (4Q: 14:26) D.J. Zawilinski ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Louie Parrish, assisted by ILB Thomas Plunkett. Key block delivered by Rod Burgess. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, man-to-man coverage, expecting the run. 2-3-HOU11 (4Q: 13:52) D.J. Zawilinski ran outside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Louie Parrish. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-6-HOU14 (4Q: 13:27) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Nathaniel Badalaty for 4 yards. Tackled by S Oliver McKenzie, assisted by S Erik Macey. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-2-HOU10 (4Q: 12:45) Austin Houston attempted a 27 yard field goal and succeeded. Cleveland 20, Houston 9 |
| (4Q: 12:39) Austin Houston kicked off 74 yards from the CLE35. Touchback. |
| Houston: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the run. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 12:39) Joel May ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Chester Pray. Key block delivered by Ryan McKeehan. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. Daniels is blitzing. 2-5-HOU25 (4Q: 12:02) Lester Norris pass completed to FB Roosevelt Ward for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Castagnola, assisted by ILB Korey Galloway. Ward gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-HOU49 (4Q: 11:25) Joel May ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Roderick Daniels. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Lowe is blitzing. 2-7-CLE48 (4Q: 10:51) Lester Norris pass completed to WR Amos Hill for 20 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE28 (4Q: 10:06) Joel May ran a trap outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton. Key block delivered by Amari Swift. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, expecting the pass. 2-4-CLE22 (4Q: 09:40) Lester Norris pass completed to WR Amos Hill for 12 yards. Tackled by S Kennedy Ponzo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE10 (4Q: 08:56) Lester Norris pass completed to FB Roosevelt Ward for 4 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton, assisted by ILB Korey Galloway. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Offsides. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-5-CLE05 (4Q: 08:47) Joel May ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Caden Wickham. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and weak-side man, otherwise cover-7 zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Pray and Kenney are blitzing. 2-1-CLE01 (4Q: 08:25) Lester Norris pass completed to TE Albert Ellingson for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Cleveland 20, Houston 15 |
| (4Q: 08:25) Joel May ran for the two-point conversion and failed. He was tackled by Rusty Johansson. |
| (4Q: 08:16) Jumbo Elmore kicked off 74 yards from the HOU35. Touchback. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. Diaz is blitzing. 1-10-CLE20 (4Q: 08:16) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett, assisted by S Erik Macey. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-9-CLE21 (4Q: 07:37) Byron Rivera pass completed to RB D.J. Zawilinski for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Louie Parrish. Zawilinski gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-5-CLE25 (4Q: 06:52) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Joey Bahn for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Troy Vest. Bahn gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, expecting the pass. 1-10-CLE30 (4Q: 06:24) Byron Rivera pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Fred Long. DE Jon Price blocked the pass. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 2-10-CLE30 (4Q: 06:20) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Shields. Key block delivered by Rod Burgess. |
| Cleveland: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE40 (4Q: 05:35) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Joey Bahn for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Amari Avalos. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 3-deep zone coverage, expecting the run. 2-6-CLE44 (4Q: 04:48) D.J. Zawilinski ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett, assisted by OLB Clyde Tessen. |
| Cleveland: Pro formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep man-to-man coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Fitzgerald is blitzing. 3-7-CLE43 (4Q: 04:04) D.J. Zawilinski ran around the left tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Graham Shields. |
| 4-2-CLE48 (4Q: 03:55) Grayson Mathews punted 52 yards. Touchback. |
| Houston: Strong formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 03:49) Lester Norris pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Joel May. DE Dusty Chesnut hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Daniels is blitzing. 2-10-HOU20 (4Q: 03:45) Lester Norris sacked by DT Caden Wickham for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Kendall Bennett. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-14-HOU16 (4Q: 03:07) Lester Norris scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Moe Castagnola and assisted by OLB Johnny Lowe. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-10-HOU20 (4Q: 02:38) Lester Norris sacked by DE Rusty Johansson and DT Caden Wickham for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Bernie Kane. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-HOU13 (4Q: 02:12) D.J. Zawilinski ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Perry Fitzgerald, assisted by DE Daniel Lynch. Houston's Joey Corrente was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious arm injury. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| Cleveland: I formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-7-HOU10 (4Q: 02:00) D.J. Zawilinski ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Leland Sherman, assisted by S Marshall Diaz. PENALTY: Cleveland was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation with three wide receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 2-17-HOU20 (4Q: 01:54) D.J. Zawilinski ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Thomas Plunkett. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Cleveland: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, expecting the pass. 3-12-HOU15 (4Q: 01:42) Byron Rivera pass completed to WR Ron Huntley for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Huntley gained 4 yards after the catch. Cleveland 26, Houston 15 |
| (4Q: 01:42) Extra point by Austin Houston was good. Cleveland 27, Houston 15 |
| (4Q: 01:35) Austin Houston kicked off 72 yards from the CLE35. Touchback. |
| Houston: Pro formation with two tight ends, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 01:35) Lester Norris pass completed to TE Trevor Hemstreet for 26 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hemstreet gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston: Weak formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-HOU46 (4Q: 01:13) Lester Norris pass completed to RB Joel May for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Dan Kenney. May gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with trips receivers, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with prevent personnel and 4-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 1-10-CLE43 (4Q: 01:02) Lester Norris pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ray Wilkerson. |
| Houston: Five-Receiver Spread formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. Pray is blitzing. 2-10-CLE43 (4Q: 00:56) Lester Norris pass completed to WR Trent McCormick for 8 yards. Tackled by S Reggie Lofton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation, strength is right. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 3-2-CLE35 (4Q: 00:49) Lester Norris pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Amos Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Houston: Single-Back formation with four receivers, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with dime personnel and 3-deep zone coverage, keying aggressively on the pass. 4-2-CLE35 (4Q: 00:42) Lester Norris pass completed to WR Ray Wilkerson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Garrett Guzowski. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Cleveland: Weak formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 and 1-deep, bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the run. 1-10-CLE34 (4Q: 00:32) Byron Rivera dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Cleveland Clawz 27, Houston Renegades 15 |